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VexPay as a New Link in A7: Western Fintech Expertise in the Architecture of Russian Sanctions Evasion

British payments specialist Michael Donald, who previously served on the board of Visa UK and worked at a number of major Western financial companies, has emerged at the center of…

October 7, 2026Russia, Sanctions

Economy Energy Geoeconomics Warfare

Rosneft – A7 – 2Rivers: How Oil Revenues Became a Financial Infrastructure for Sanctions Evasion

The leak of A7’s internal documents reveals the emergence of a parallel mechanism for international settlements in which export revenues from Russian oil provided the foreign-currency liquidity needed to pay…

September 24, 2026China, Russia, shadow fleet

Economy Energy

Russian Flag as a Shield: How Moscow Is Rebuilding the Shadow Fleet After Western Interceptions

Russian Flag as a Shield: How Moscow Is Rebuilding the Shadow Fleet After Western Interceptions The passage of a large group of tankers carrying Russian oil through the English Channel…

September 23, 2026Russia, Sanctions, shadow fleet

Economy

Raiffeisen Trap”: How the Kremlin Keeps a Western Banking Channel Inside Russia’s War Economy

The U.S. investment firm Grizzly Research published a report alleging that Raiffeisen facilitated sanctions circumvention and Russia-related trade worth $1.19 billion. During its investigation, the firm identified customs documents linked…

September 18, 2026Austria, Raiffeisen Bank, Russia, Sanctions

Economy Governance

Possible AfD Victory in Saxony-Anhalt: Risks to the Investment Climate

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) warned that the Alternative for Germany (AfD) coming to power in Saxony-Anhalt could cause the state “significant damage,” primarily by reducing international investment. In his…

September 1, 2026AfD, Germany

Economy Governance

From Protest to Responsibility: The Budget Deficit as a Test of AfD’s Governing Capacity

An analysis of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party program in Saxony-Anhalt identified a risk of an annual deficit of at least €2.2 billion. In total, researchers counted 136 measures…

August 12, 2026AfD, Germany

Economy Energy

Russia’s Shadow LNG Fleet: Can Moscow Preserve Energy Revenues After the EU’s 2027 Import Ban?

Russia is actively developing a dedicated "shadow fleet" for the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in preparation for the European Union's planned ban on imports of Russian LNG, which is scheduled to take…

August 5, 2026LNG, Russia, shadow fleet

Economy Energy Geoeconomics

Managing Dependence: Why France and Germany Continue Cooperation with Rosatom

Environmental and anti-nuclear organizations staged a protest outside the nuclear fuel manufacturing plant in Lingen, Lower Saxony, following the approval of the facility's cooperation with the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom. The…

July 28, 2026Framatom, Rosatom

Economy Governance

Crimea’s Tourism Collapse: How Ukrainian Deep Strikes Are Increasing the Long-Term Cost of Russia’s Occupation

The Russian government has approved the allocation of more than 4.3 billion rubles to support the tourism sector in occupied Crimea and Sevastopol. The funds are intended to finance one-time payments to…

July 13, 2026Russia

Economy Geoeconomics

Exhaustion Versus Innovation: Russia’s Economic Constraints and the Future of the War in Ukraine

Recent statements by U.S. representatives at the United Nations signal a notable shift in Washington's messaging toward Moscow. Rather than focusing exclusively on military developments, U.S. officials increasingly emphasize the…

June 23, 2026Russia, Ukraine

Economy

VexPay as a New Link in A7: Western Fintech Expertise in the Architecture of Russian Sanctions Evasion

Rosneft – A7 – 2Rivers: How Oil Revenues Became a Financial Infrastructure for Sanctions Evasion

Russian Flag as a Shield: How Moscow Is Rebuilding the Shadow Fleet After Western Interceptions

Raiffeisen Trap”: How the Kremlin Keeps a Western Banking Channel Inside Russia’s War Economy

Possible AfD Victory in Saxony-Anhalt: Risks to the Investment Climate

From Protest to Responsibility: The Budget Deficit as a Test of AfD’s Governing Capacity

Russia’s Shadow LNG Fleet: Can Moscow Preserve Energy Revenues After the EU’s 2027 Import Ban?

Managing Dependence: Why France and Germany Continue Cooperation with Rosatom

Crimea’s Tourism Collapse: How Ukrainian Deep Strikes Are Increasing the Long-Term Cost of Russia’s Occupation

Exhaustion Versus Innovation: Russia’s Economic Constraints and the Future of the War in Ukraine

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